I’m tired.
I used to absolutely adore Instagram.
Remember the days when we posted pictures of our food? Or when I took a yoga photo in a field, added a filter, and wrote something meaningful about presence? Or a cute selfie in a coffee shop that showed beautiful earrings from a friend?
That is no longer what Instagram is for me. Instagram is exhausting. And discouraging.
I am exhausted from blocking all of the spam accounts that follow me daily.
I am exhausted because I report several accounts every day that are masquerading as Tarot readers that are attempting to scam us out of money in our DMs (to then see nothing happen). Not to mention that I have busted my ass trying to get followers on my tarot account and a spammer that created an account yesterday has ten times my followers.
I am exhausted from trying to stay relevant and bow to the algorithm and avoid phrases that tell you where to go to find me.
I am exhausted by having no ability to predict if what I produce will be seen by 3346 or 193 people.
I am spending so much attention fighting against the machine when what I want to do is give my attention to healing and serving.
Trying to avoid saying things like “see the link in my profile” because I know that will lessen the chance that you actually see the thing in my profile. Trying to post on a schedule – but not too scheduled – to try to outsmart the machine that I thought I needed to stay relevant.
So I’m taking a break. I’m not going to say I’m off IG, because (let’s be real) Instagram is where my friends live. It is probably how you got here, right?
But I’m switching up my content creation. And it makes me gag a little that I’m talking “content creation” when I used to call what I’m doing now simply “writing.” I’m coming back. Here. To a blog. (And maybe focusing on youtube too, who knows). I’ll still tell you about it on Instagram, but my thoughts, my shares, my soul, my writing will live here for a while.
I’m not saying anything about timelines. I’m not making any “for 30 days” statements. I’m just trying to gauge what helps me feel better. What encourages me to share in a way that feels more authentic and less gross. What somehow allows us to still connect without feeling like I’m trying to manipulate a system.
All I know is that I met some of my best friends - and several of you, I’m sure - when blogging was still a thing. So that’s what I’m going to try. For now.
As always, I would love to be your guide in Reiki healing practices or help bring insight to your current situation with a Tarot reading. All of that information is available at the “Work with Me” button at the top right.
